The Register - Comms: WirelessBiting the hand that feeds ITMan uses mobe as modem, rings up 27k phone bill- December 27, 2007 Stop the mobile data madness We are indebted to The Mirror for the latest example of mobile data charging madness, this time in England.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/27/massive_vodafone_uk_mobile... Wishing you an EMF-free Christmas- December 21, 2007 Christmas gifts for the truly paranoid With Ofcom auctioning off spectrum left, right and centre, there has never been a better time to panic about what all those frequencies might be doing to your body, regardless of the lack of scientific evidence that it does very much at all. So if you're looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for the electromagnetic paranoid in your life then look no further, as we have everything you need right here.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/21/paranoid_gifts/ 700MHz attracts Paul Allen- December 19, 2007 Chunk of spectrum latest must-have accessory for the super-rich The FCC has revealed the list of bidders interested in owning a little 700MHz, a spectrum due for release in January next year with the switch off of analogue TV.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/19/700mhz_auction/ Rumors swirl in WiMAX world- December 17, 2007 Sprint-Clearwire detente There could be changes afoot in the world of WiMAX. One rumor-happy research firm is claiming that US WiMAX pioneer Clearwire may soon be purchased by Intel, while another is speculating that the company will soon resume its defunct WiMAX relationship with Sprint Nextel.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/17/clearwire_sprint_wimax_rum... Ofcom puts digital dividend on the auction block- December 13, 2007 Will stage small beauty parade for luvvies Communications regulator Ofcom has confirmed it will auction off all the spectrum freed up by the switchover to digital services.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/13/ofcom_spectrum_auction/ 'Extortionist' turns Wi-Fi thief to cover tracks- December 11, 2007 Oz police set a trap An Australian man arrested in an undercover sting has been charged for allegedly tapping into home wireless networks so he could anonymously send threatening emails.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/11/piggybacking_arrest_made/ Leap bounds into 700MHz auction- December 6, 2007 Cricket pounces Leap Wireless will bid for the coveted 700MHz band - a juicy slice of the US airwaves - joining Google, Frontline Wireless, Cox Communications, and most likely Verizon and AT&T.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/06/leap_joins_700mhz_bidding/ Frontline Wireless matches Google with 700-MHz bid- December 4, 2007 'We are bidding to win' As expected, uber-startup Frontline Wireless will bid for the 700-MHz band, that juicy slice of US wireless spectrum due to be auctioned off by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in January.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/04/frontline_to_bid_for_700mh... Beeb coughs to Panorama WiFi-scare travesty- December 3, 2007 Wrists red raw with self-administered slappings The BBC has admitted that the infamous Panorama programme in which Beeb investigators boosted public hysteria regarding health dangers around Wi-Fi in schools was "misleading". The BBC's Editorial Complaints Unit (ECU) found against Panorama chiefs in a recent ruling.http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/03/panorama_wifi_fear_wristsl... |